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  • Region Economic Statistics
    GDP at current prices (2008-09): $1.20 trillion
    GDP (PPP) (2008) = US $3.38 trillion (4th largest in the world)
    GDP growth rate (2008-09) : 6.7%
    Exports (2008-09): US $185.29 billion, Growth Rate: 13.6%

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  • Population Statistics
    India is the second-largest populated country in the world with over 1.18 billion people (estimate for April, 2010) and consists of more than one-sixth of the world's population.
    Represents 17.31% of the world's population
    Expected to surpass China's population by 2025, and could reach 1.6 billion by 2050

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  • Trade and Commerce Statistics
    North America maintained the top position for India's export of electronics, computer software and services during the year 2008-09. The region accounted for 53.09 per cent of the total exports to $29.91 billion, a growth of 24.48 per cent compared to $27.45 billion registered in 2007-08.
    Exports to African countries also registered a high growth of 212 per cent while exports to Japan, Korea and other Far East countries and Latin American countries registered a decline during 2008-09.

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  • Top 10 in India
    Biggest Cities:
    1. Mumbai (Bombay) - 12,147,100
    2. Delhi - 10,009,200
    3. Calcutta - 4,670,000
    4. Bangalore - 4,376,100
    5. Chennai (Madras) - 4,298,600
    6. Ahmadabad - 3,584,000…

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  • Made From India (B2B Blog): Top business facts about India
    India is known to be the best place in the world to commence a business, according to a global services location index by AT Kearney.
    India's foreign exchange reserves are almost US$ 200 billion.
    India is 4th in internet usage in entire world .

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Basic Economic Statistics:
  • GDP at current prices (2008-09): $1.20 trillion
  • GDP (PPP) (2008) = US $3.38 trillion (4th largest in the world)
  • GDP growth rate (2008-09): 6.7%
  • Exports (2008-09): US $185.29 billion, Growth Rate: 13.6%
  • Imports (2008-09): US $303.69 billion, Growth Rate: 20.7%
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (2008-09): US $35.14
  • Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) (2008-09): outflow of US $9.84 billion
Population Statistics:
  • India is the second-largest populated country in the world with over 1.18 billion people (estimate for April, 2010) and consists of more than one-sixth of the world's population.
  • Represents 17.31% of the world's population
  • Expected to surpass China's population by 2025, and could reach 1.6 billion by 2050
  • Assamese - It is the language of Assam, spoken by nearly 60 percent of the population.
  • Bengali - It is an official language of West Bengal.
  • Gujarati - It is the official language of Gujarat, spoken by 70 percent of the population.
  • Hindi - Hindi is the national language of India.
  • Kannada - It is a language of Karnataka, spoken by 65 percent of the population.
  • Kashmiri - 55 per cent of the state's population speaks Kashmiri.
  • Malayalam - It is the state language of Kerala.
  • Marathi - It is an official language of Maharashtra.
  • Oriya - Oriya is the official language of the State of Orissa.
  • Punjabi - It is the official language of the State of Punjab.
  • Sanskrit - Sanskrit is the classical language of India. It is also one of the oldest languages in the world.
  • Sindhi - It is mainly spoken by a great number of people in the Northwest frontier of the Indian sub-continent comprising parts of India and Pakistan.
  • Tamil - It is the State language of Tamil Nadu.
  • Telugu - It is a language of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Urdu - The state language of Jammu and Kashmir is Urdu.
Trade and Commerce Statistics:
  • North America maintained the top position for India's export of electronics, computer software and services during the year 2008-09. The region accounted for 53.09 per cent of the total exports to $29.91 billion, a growth of 24.48 per cent compared to $27.45 billion registered in 2007-08.
  • Exports to African countries also registered a high growth of 212 per cent while exports to Japan, Korea and other Far East countries and Latin American countries registered a decline during 2008-09.
  • Exports of electronics hardware to the UAE increased from $227 million in 2007-08 to $466 million in the year 2008-09, registering a growth of 105 per cent.
  • Exports of software and services registered a growth of 234 per cent during the year 2008-09 over the preceding year.
  • In value terms, export of software and services increased from $195 million in 2007-08 to $652 million in the year 2008-09.
  • India exported its products to 221 countries compared to 208 during 2007-08. The global production of electronics, computer software and services during the year 2008-09 is put at around $2,640 billion.
  • Middle East countries have emerged as third top destination for India's software and services exports to $1.49 billion, a growth of 161 per cent compared to $569 million in 2007-2008.
  • The Indian economy is expected to quadruple over the next two decades, adding more than 500 million people to its middle class, building more than 50,000 miles of highways, and investing more than $2 trillion in building power plants, airports, hospitals, factories and research centers.
  • Delhi's plan to invest $1.2 trillion in electricity generation during the next 25 years will rely on a steady supply of power transformers, high-voltage power cables, relays, conductors, capacitors and circuit breakers.
  • The Indian economy is expected to quadruple over the next two decades, adding more than 500 million people to its middle class, building more than 50,000 miles of highways, and investing more than $2 trillion in building power plants, airports, hospitals, factories and research centers.
  • Delhi's plan to invest $1.2 trillion in electricity generation during the next 25 years will rely on a steady supply of power transformers, high-voltage power cables, relays, conductors, capacitors and circuit breakers.
Top 10 in India:
  • Biggest Cities:
  1. Mumbai (Bombay) - 12,147,100
  2. Delhi - 10,009,200
  3. Calcutta - 4,670,000
  4. Bangalore - 4,376,100
  5. Chennai (Madras) - 4,298,600
  6. Ahmadabad - 3,584,000
  7. Hyderabad - 3,517,300
  8. Pune - 2,589,700
  9. Kanpur - 2,581,600
  10. Surat - 2,481,300
  • 10 Best Companies:
  1. Infosys Technologies
  2. Google India
  3. Tata Consultancy Services
  4. IBM
  5. Microsoft India
  6. Wipro
  7. State Bank of India
  8. Bharti Airtel
  9. HP India
  10. HDFC Bank
  • Top Business Schools:
  1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
  2. XLRI - Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur
  3. ISB - Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
  4. FMS - Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
  5. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (JBIMS)
  6. S. P. Jain Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (SPJIMR)
  7. Schools of Management, IIT (Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai)
  8. Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI)
  9. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM B)
  10. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune (SIBM)
  • Top 20 IT companies:
  1. Hewlett Packard
  2. HCL Infosystems
  3. Ingram Micro
  4. Redingtoni
  5. IBM
  6. Dell
  7. Wipro
  8. Intel
  9. Microsoft
  10. Sap
  11. Acer
  12. Oracle
  13. APC-MGE
  14. Emerson Network Power
  15. Tata Consultancy Services
  16. Lenovo
  17. Cisco Systems
  18. Tulip Telecom
  19. LG
  20. Samsung
  • Top 20 Business facts you should know about India:
  1. India continues to be the best place to start a business, says a global services location index by AT Kearney.
  2. India's foreign exchange reserves stand at US$Â 200 billion.
  3. India has displaced US as the second-most favoured destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world after China according to an AT Kearney's FDI Confidence Index
  4. Poised at a phenomenal growth of 500 per cent, the Indian insurance industry is expected to reach US$ 60 billion in the next four years.
  5. India adds about five million telephone subscribers every month. The total number of subscribers is expected to reach 250 million by the end of 2007.
  6. India has one of the largest road networks in the world, aggregating 3.34 million kilometers. It comprises 66,590 km of National Highways, 1,28,000 km of State Highways, 4,70,000 km of Major District Roads and about 26,50,000 km of other District and Rural Roads.
  7. Indian ports handled cargo of around 570 million tonnes in 2005-06.
  8. In 2005-06, the passenger traffic rose by 25-30 per cent and is expected to grow by 25 per cent year-on-year over the next five years. While international and domestic air traffic grew by 35 per cent, cargo witnessed a 12 per cent growth.
  9. India is the Sixth largest crude consumer in the world.
  10. India is the Ninth largest crude importer in the world.
  11. India has the sixth largest refining capacity - 2.56 million barrels per day representing 2.99 per cent of world capacity.
  12. Estimated to be a US$ 350 billion industry, the Indian retail sector is growing at a growth rate of 47%..Wow !
  13. The travel and tourism sector in India is generated a total demand of US$ 55,544.5 million of economic activity in 2006, accounting for nearly 5.3 per cent of GDP and 5.4 per cent of total employment.
  14. International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has ranked India as the seventh largest steel producer in the world with an overall production of about 40 million tonnes in 2006.
  15. India exports US$ 6 billion worth of garments.
  16. India is the largest consumer of gold jewellery in the world and accounts for about 20 per cent of world consumption.
  17. India is the largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in the world.
  18. India is the second largest producer of rice and wheat in the world; one of the largest producers of sugar, sugarcane, peanuts, jute, tea and an assortment of spices.
  19. The Indian pharmaceutical industry, consistently growing at 9.5 per cent in the last 5 years, could zip at 13.6 per cent between 2007 and 2010 and reach a market size of US$ 9.48 billion by 2010 from its present level of about US$Â 6.2 billion.
  20. Healthcare delivery is one of the largest service-sector industries in India. The country will spend US$ 45.76 billion on healthcare in the next five years.
Made From India (B2B Blog): Top business facts about India:
  • India is known to be the best place in the world to commence a business, according to a global services location index by AT Kearney.
  • India's foreign exchange reserves are almost US$ 200 billion.
  • India is 4th in internet usage in entire world .
  • India has replaced US as the second choice for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world after China as per AT Kearney's FDI Confidence Index
  • Indian insurance industry is estimated to reach US$ 60 billion in the subsequent four years.
  • India gets about five million telephone subscribers every month. This will add up to 250 million subscribers by the end of 2007.
  • India apparently has one of the largest road networks in the world, totaling 3.34 million kilometers.
  • Indian ports handled cargo of almost 530.35 million tonnes in 2008-09.
  • Passenger traffic is growing 25 percent every year. In 2006-07 it stood at 25 per cent.
  • India is sixth largest crude consumers in the world.
  • India is one of the largest crude importers in the world and bags the ninth position.
  • India has one of the largest refining capacities - 2.56 million barrels per day amounting to 2.99 per cent of world capacity.
  • Indian retail sector is growing at a rate of 47%.
  • India has moved to third position in the world steel production.
  • India exports garments worth US$ 6 billion.
  • India is said to be the largest consumer of gold jewellery in the world.
  • India is the largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in the world.
  • India is one of the largest producers of rice, wheat, sugar, sugarcane, peanuts, jute, tea and an array of spices.
  • The Indian pharmaceutical industry is continually growing at 9.5 per cent in the last 5 years.
  • Healthcare delivery is one of the largest service-sector industries in India. The country is expected to cough up US$ 45.76 billion on healthcare in the following five years.
  • India, along with US and Japan are among the top three countries that makes supercomputers.
  • India is one among the six countries that launches satellites.
  • The Bombay stock exchange has listings of more than 6,600 companies. Only NYSE has more.
  • Around eight Indian companies are listed on the NYSE, and three on the NASDAQ.
  • If one takes into account, volume of pills produced, the Indian pharmaceutical industry comes second after China.
  • After U.S. India has the largest workforce of software developers.
  • After U.S. India has the largest network of smooth highways.
  • India is the world's largest producer of milk.
  • Almost 100 of the Fortune 500 companies have R&D facilities in India.
  • Two million people of Indian origin live in the U.S.
  • Indian-born Americans are looked upon as the wealthiest and best educated of the recent immigrant groups in the U.S.
  • Almost thirty percent of the R&D researchers working in American pharmaceutical companies are said to be Indian Americans.
  • Around 49% of the high-tech startups in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. are owned by Indians or Indian-Americans.
  • India sends more students to U.S. colleges, in comparison to any country in the world.
  • An Indian-American scientist, Dr. Ananda Chakrabaty, won a case in the U.S. Supreme Court that granted patent for his useful invention of living organisms. He defeated the U.S. Patent Office, whose point of contention was that living things may not be patented, thus laying the foundation for the biotech industry. Dr. Chakrabaty is known to have created a microbe that eats oil spills.
  • World's Largest Film Studio is Ramoji Film City, Ahmedabad.
  • India is one of the largest exporters of computer software products, exporting software to almost 90 countries across the globe.
  • India houses largest number of Post Offices in the world.
  • Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, employing over a million people.
Internet Connection in Africa:
  • Latest data show that there are 86,217,900 internet users in Africa, which represents 8.7% of Africa’s population and represents 4.8% of internet users in the world. 
  • From 2000 – 2009, internet users has increased 1,809.8%.
  • South Africa has almost doubled its marketing budget for African markets, from R30 million in the present financial year to R55 million, in the next financial year, said newly appointed South African Tourism CEO Thandiwe January-Mclean yesterday, Thursday, 18 February 2010, during her first face-to-face meeting with the press since starting her job last month.
  • January-Mclean also said that marketing investments for Asian markets - China and India in particular, which grew by 10% and 18% respectively in 2009 - will increase by 20% and 50%, respectively, in the next financial year.
  • Recent statistics have shown that arrivals from Angola grew almost by 12% growth for the period January to October 2009.
  • Continued global development is able to sustain demand for oil, and other industrial raw materials will remain relatively high prices. Oil prices are expected to be stable at 60 U.S. dollars per barrel in 2007 and 2008, the report said.
  • It takes 14 days to start a business in the Central African Republic, and 233 days in Guinea Bissau. (IDA10).
  • In the 2006/7 Doing Business Indicators, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana were ranked among the top third best countries to do business, but the average rank of African countries was 136 among 178 countries.
  • Access to finance, infrastructure, institutions, and skills are the constraints most often reported as "major" or "very severe" by entrepreneurs.
  • It takes 7% of GNI per capita to start a business in South Africa and 1195 per cent in Sierra Leone. (IDA 9)
  • The average CPIA score in 2006 was 3.2, from 2.8 in 1996, and 27 of 36 countries evaluated in both years improved their scores.
  • The lowest net primary enrolment ratio is found in Djibouti (33.3%); the highest is in Sao Tome and Principe (96.7 per cent). (MDG 2).
  • In Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Niger 2 persons out of a thousand are Internet users; there are 249 in every thousand people in Seychelles, which also has 189 computers per 1000 people. (MDG 8)
  • The most important contributors to the economy include the mining sector, manufacturing and agriculture. Most economic activity takes place in Gauteng where most mining occurs. The country's financial and industrial infrastructure is well-developed with excellent growth potential.


INTERNET MARKETING
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eMarketer estimates that internet penetration in India will remain in the single digits, but marketers are steadily increasing their attention to digital media as online usage grows. Even with low penetration, 103.6 million people will go online in 2012, and the number of users is expected to more than double to 221.6 million by 2015.

(February 2012) 1

Almost 69% of marketers said they planned to adopt social media marketing in the coming year, and 53.1% plan to invest in email marketing.

(February 2012) 2

Forty-six percent of marketers also plan to pay more attention to developing company websites.

(February 2012) 3

Facebook has become quite popular in India and is regarded as one of the best social networking site. Recently, India had surpassed Indonesia to become the second most populated country on Facebook after United States.

(January 2012) 4

A Nielsen Informate panel found smartphone users in India spending more than 40 percent of total active time on their smartphones on data-centric activities.

(January 2012) 1

A Nielsen mobile insights survey finds that non-smartphone users are willing to pay 7200 INR on their next handset, which is below the current average smartphone pricing of 5,500 INR, suggesting that a smartphone will likely enter the consideration set for consumers in 2012.

(November 2011) 2

India had 525.2 million mobile subscribers in 2009, growing to 853.0 million in 2014.

(December 2010) 3

In India, 33 percent of SMS traffic is media content and/or advertising.

(July 2010) 4

Newspapers and magazines have been declining since 2007, with a brief pause for magazines in 2010. We expect this decline to continue throughout our forecast period. Magazines are suffering less than newspapers, because the experience of reading a magazine is less easy to replicate online, and because they do not rely so much on the timely delivery of information, where the internet has a big advantage over newspapers. We predict magazine ad expenditure will shrink by 0.7% a year over our forecast period, while newspaper ad expenditure shrinks by 1.1%.

(December 2011) 1

After the internet, the main contributor to global ad growth is television, which we forecast to supply 41.1% of new ad dollars between 2011 and 2014. Television’s share of the global ad market has risen steadily over the last few years: we expect it to end this year with 40.2% of all ad expenditure, up from 37.0% in 2005. The amount of time viewers spend watching television has increased, and even though viewers are presented with a wider choice of channels than ever, the biggest television events are attracting record audiences. We expect the popular televised quadrennial events to lift television’s share to 40.4% in 2012, but beyond that we forecast a very slight decline to 40.3% in 2013 and 2014, as often happens after a quadrennial year.

(December 2011) 2

Almost a third (30 percent) of marketers claim that video advertising will be their single biggest investment for the year.

(February 2011) 3
The report, which surveyed 412 companies, shows that direct mail contributed to more than a third of sales to the retail sector in 2009. (August 2010) 4

MARKETING OPERATIONS
 MARKETING SPEND
GLOBAL MARKET RESOURCES

The number of European consumers who indicated a lack of extra money was up in each of the top five countries, with the number of Italians up from 8% in 2009 to 21% this year and almost 28% of French (up from 17% last year).

(December 2010) 1
More than 75% of companies surveyed by Gartner said they would cut 20% or more of their marketing budget. (September 2009) 2
The solution, spend more on marketing resource management (MRM). (September 2009) 3
MRM is a set of processes that tries to enhance and optimize marketing processes, both internal and external. (September 2009) 4

Betting big on the rising popularity of social media forums like Facebook and Twitter, India Inc is increasing their marketing spend on it to a whopping Rs 1,200 crore, says a recent survey by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).

(October 2011) 1

International online hotel booking portal Hotels.com today said it is tripling its marketing spends in India, estimated to be about Rs 25 crore, this year for launching a slew of promotional initiatives.

(March 2011) 2

With high profile events such as the IPL and ICC World Cup scheduled in 2011, LG Electronics India (LGEIL) today said it will increase marketing spend on sporting events next year for brand building.

(December 2010) 3

Conducive environment and increasing marketing spend driving the B2B events market in India. Events and trade shows market in India has been showing steady growth owing to the need of a common platform for business transactions and public interaction.

(December 2010) 4
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